It’s World Cup audition time in the Bundesliga as Bayern nears the title | National Sports
It’s crunch time for a bunch of Bundesliga gamers with ambitions of enjoying at the World Cup.
Bayern Munich 18-year-old midfielder Lennart Karl is combating to maintain his spot for GermanyDeniz Undav’s scoring streak for Stuttgart has put strain on coach Julian Nagelsmann to take him to the US in June, and Alejandro Grimaldo’s type for Bayer Leverkusen may assist him earn a spot for Spain.
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